Trump’s last-ditch push for drilling in wildlife reserve, and an Xmas gift from Boris Johnson
Last Laughs

Trump’s last-ditch push for drilling in wildlife reserve, and an Xmas gift from Boris Johnson

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

   
Adam Zyglis | The Buffalo News

Adam Zyglis | The Buffalo News

The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.

In today’s featured cartoon, Adam Zyglis takes a dig at the Trump administration’s hurried efforts to formalise plans to drill Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

Peter Brookes | The Times

Peter Brookes aims a potshot at UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his refusal to sack Priti Patel, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, after a formal investigation revealed she had bullied civil servants.

Marian Kamensky | Cartoon Movement
Christian Adams | Evening Standard

Marian Kamensky draws on US President Donald Trump’s continued claims of fraud in this month’s US election that have been rejected as baseless.

Christian Adams weighs in on the prospect of a third Covid lockdown in the UK during Christmas next month.

Paul Thomas | The Daily Mail

Paul Thomas takes on the UK’s suspected £18 billion PPE scandal that stems from allegations that politically connected firms were given priority for contracts amid the Covid pandemic.